CLIMBING GARDENS – Adding Height and Structure to Your Garden
Häftad bok. Firefly Books. 2003. 144 sidor.
Nyskick.
–– ABSOLUT NYSKICK, oläst! – Mjuka pärmar med invikta flikar, ca 23x25 cm. ––
The writer's aim is to make you think of your garden as a three dimensional space, filled with color, texture, and a dynamic form which you can walk through, look at and feel. She encourages the reader to consider the vertical dimension of a garden using both plants and man-made features.
• Most of the book focusses on man-made structures and their use in different garden styles from formal to romantic, and urban, and they also include the potager garden.
• The most useful aspect of the book is the detailed instructions for making vertical elements such as an obelisk and a gazebo. The photographs throughout are gorgeous, although they tend to feature gardens far larger, lusher and more ornate than most of us aspire to.
• The section on plants points out the importance of understanding each plant's means of attachment before selecting it for a specific site. Some have tendrils, for example, which will twine around wood or wire. Some need sturdier supports and some plants will sucker onto a wall. Choose wisely!
• The photography is beautiful and the instructions might help you add a new vertical structure without great expense.
–– GLÖM INTE ATT TITTA PÅ ALLA MINA ANDRA BÖCKER! –– Samma fraktpris oavsett hur många böcker du beställer! (Gäller inom Sverige)
